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SPARCs:Kibbitzing009

2006-06-22T08:13:45Z

James Holloway: /* Scene 009: Sarah and the Swami face down */

=== Scene 009: Sarah and the Swami face down ===

''SWAMI: If all things received what they deserved, this would surely be a perfect world. Since it is not, we must sometimes act for the greater good.''

''SARAH: That's just an excuse.''

''SWAMI: It is the way of things. Sometimes the branch must be pruned that the tree may live.''

''The two of them gaze into the pool for a long moment.''

''SWAMI: I remember a similar discussion with your predecessor. He was an idealist like yourself. He could not accept the suffering of the good, nor the evil going unpunished. It is of great regret to me that his killers remain at large.''

SARAH: Are you '''threatening''' me? My family?

SWAMI: I remind you that all things exist in a larger context. Just as you understand the reasons for letting certain people escape strict justice, you will learn to understand the reasons that some others are punished more than they deserve.

SARAH: Well ... you've just got an answer for everything, don't you?

SWAMI: These are the answers you already know in your heart, Sarah.

Sarah heaves herself to her feet and stands facing the Swami.

SARAH: I don't know. I still think you're the one with the fancy answers. I don't have those. I'll tell you what I ''do'' have, though. I've got fists that can punch straight through hardened tungsten steel.

: I could really use some help here. I have the feeling that the Swami should earn his own comeuppance, by pushing things a ''hair'' too far, and probably directly "calling Sarah's bluff" ... saying that she wouldn't ''really'' hit him, she's just posturing ... so that she can hit him.

: But, also, I want there to be a combat worth describing between the two of them, and I don't have much of a sense of what kind of powers the Swami is supposed to have. If it's classic mind-control then we need to posit something (presumably of Sarah's background or tech she picked up around the house) to give her a way of not falling immediately prey to that, but it doesn't leave a lot of room for back and forth in the combat ... he tries mind-control, it fails, she mops the floor with him. I'd almost be tempted to have him doing telekinesis except that it seems ... I dunno ... he doesn't seem like the kind to be very willing to get his hands dirty.

: Anyway ... stuff to fill in, and then ....

:: Hmmmm, OK. How about the Swami starts talking the usual line about how she needs to master her anger or her anger will master her. He's talking in soothing tones, making eye contact, has peaceful body movements, and Sarah says something to the effect of "I know what you're doing; I've been manipulated before. This is how you talk to a minion. I'm not your ''minion.'' " Maybe Swami decides he has to restrain her for her own good? In terms of a fight, remember that the Swami's a zen warrior; he should be able to put up a pretty good resistance. Sarah smashes and crushes things, and he's always just not quite where she was aiming, until finally he slips -- maybe she does something or says something to make him lose his concentration? -- and she can land the grave-digger on him?

:: Maybe "henchman" is better than "minion." -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 01:13, 22 June 2006 (PDT)

SARAH: I don't know whether I'm going to be a hero or a villain, but I know for '''damn sure''' that I'm not going to be your puppet any more.

SWAMI (weakly): We never tried to ...

Sarah grabs the Swami by the jaw and jerks him around to face her.

SARAH: You don't talk. You listen. You've created something here at SPARCs ... and now its growing into something bigger than your little program. You ''do not'' want to stand in the way of that, or of me. Don't stand against us, or you'll get ''really'' hurt. Make up some excuse ... you're good at that.

SPARCs:Kibbitzing008

2006-04-26T16:13:01Z

James Holloway: /* Scene 008: Gunslinger penetrates SPARTA */

=== Scene 008: Gunslinger penetrates SPARTA ===

''Gunslinger is down in the computer core with Joel. Amy, Sarah and Joe are up top-side, but they're pretty clued in to the fact that there's trouble. I assume that we'll see a fateful showdown in the computer core itself.''

''Known outcomes: Joel will be wounded, rather than anyone else. Some secret of Joel's will be revealed, rather than a secret of Sarah's. Azrianni further feels that what Gunslinger wants is to be reunited with his family ... which I'm totally down with.''

And ... still thinking ...

One issue that's a bit of a poser for me is that ... I don't want Sarah's secret to come out to the other SPARCs members, but I really '''do''' want it to be shoved in the face of the audience a little, in preparation for the next episode. Any ideas?

:Well, the obvious solution would be to separate Sarah from Joe and Amy - I'm sure someone can short out a lock or override a lift or whatever, either Gunslinger to aid his getaway or one of the SPARCs to protect the others.

:Then Sarah's identity can come into play in a confrontation between her and Gunslinger/Joel/both. Maybe Gunslinger knows who she is. You could tease the 'is she an undercover villain?' angle again.

:Something to remember - Frost blocked Gunslinger's main sidearm as a conflict victory last scene. I think at some point he has to try to shoot someone, ony for the gun to jam. [[User:BlackSheep|BlackSheep]] 10:05, 24 April 2006 (PDT)

Okay ... 'nother issue. What do people want for Joel in this scene? He's spotlight for the episode. What sort of emotional resonances should be around his revealed secret and his wounding?

Well, I'm letting this drag on. That's no good. Let me get some fragments of narration put out here, and people can recommend material to tie them together.

:AMY: Hey, all joking aside, we're part of a command structure here.

:JOE: Speak for yourself.

:SARAH: What he said.

:AMY: Excuse me? Sarah, I thought you were keeping your head about this! You're still a member of SPARCs.

:SARAH: Yes, and Joel's my friend. He's screwing his life up, this very moment. We can be his friends, and keep that to ourselves, or we can be SPARCs and turn him over.

:AMY: There's got to be a way to ...

:SARAH: ... have it both ways?

:Sarah glances back toward the gymnasium. Quick jump-cut of the Doctors Graves, laughing and socializing with the other parents.

:SARAH: I don't think that's how it works.

----

:SARAH: You complete and total '''fuck'''! Why the hell would your son want anything to do with you? You had a choice, villain or father, and you ''made it''.

:JOEL: That's right. Give it up, Gunslinger. There's no victory for you here ... not today, and not tomorrow.

:SARAH (muttering): ... and you're making exactly the same choice, aren't you Joel?

----

I like the confrontation, especially the way Sarah phrases it. As for stuff from other people, I don't know. Joe could get them into the computer core with a display of brute strength, which is always laffs. As to what secret of Joel's gets revealed... I think the clone thing is the obvious candidate, but I'm not sure how to implement it. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 09:13, 26 April 2006 (PDT)

SPARCs:Kibbitzing007

2006-03-10T19:58:26Z

James Holloway:

OK, here's what we know about the current scene:

''Joe fails -> Gunslinger is on to him ''
''Amy succeeds -> she comes out of this looking like she did the right thing, whatever that was ''
''Milka succeeds -> she uses her powers wisely.''

For Joe -- I think there are two ways to flub it for Joe: the "Gunslinger is a hardass" way and the "Joe is a clumsy doofus" way. Either is fine. Basically, the first is that when Joe says "how can I help you?" Gunslinger says something like "well, for starters you can calmly walk over to join your little friends, ''Fearless Joe.''" Being a cunning fellow, Gunslinger knows more than he lets on. The second is a little less threatening; we've already established that Joe isn't really in full control of his powers. He can't really choose to activate them or anything; he's just really, really strong and tough. So he might reflexively do something that betrays his power. I dunno. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 11:57, 10 March 2006 (PST)

SPARCs:Kibbitzing007

2006-03-10T19:57:33Z

James Holloway:

OK, here's what we know about the current scene:

''Joe fails -> Gunslinger is on to him 
Amy succeeds -> she comes out of this looking like she did the right thing, whatever that was 
Milka succeeds -> she uses her powers wisely.''

For Joe -- I think there are two ways to flub it for Joe: the "Gunslinger is a hardass" way and the "Joe is a clumsy doofus" way. Either is fine. Basically, the first is that when Joe says "how can I help you?" Gunslinger says something like "well, for starters you can calmly walk over to join your little friends, ''Fearless Joe.''" Being a cunning fellow, Gunslinger knows more than he lets on. The second is a little less threatening; we've already established that Joe isn't really in full control of his powers. He can't really choose to activate them or anything; he's just really, really strong and tough. So he might reflexively do something that betrays his power. I dunno. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 11:57, 10 March 2006 (PST)

SPARCs:Kibbitzing007

2006-03-10T19:52:22Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs:Kibbitzing006

2006-02-20T01:21:50Z

James Holloway:

Draft:

SARAH: Thank you, Wally. You can go now.

WALLY: Wait, I have to confirm-

SARAH: No, you don't. You were given a message. You delivered the message. You've done your job.

WALLY: I like to think my job involves a little more than that.

SARAH: I'm sure you do. But when you get right down to it, you're pretty much a go-between for two groups of super-people. Heck, you're a [i]deputy[/i] go-between.

WALLY: Well, I-

SARAH: No, seriously. Your role is to ferry intructions one way and reports the other way, right? Well, congratulations. Mission achieved. Now if you'll excuse us, we have real problems to deal with.

: I'd be inclined to have there be a bit more of a visible struggle and failure on Sarah's part to maintain a nice-girl composure. More like she tried to be nice, and snapped, than she didn't try at all. Something more along the lines of:

:: SARAH: Well gosh, Wally! Psychiatric trials. That's ... uh, that's exciting stuff.
::
:: WALLY: Not that you have anything to be worried about, I'm sure. I mean, if the Swami thinks you're sane.
::
:: SARAH: No, no worries. It's just ... we were kind of talking here. 'kay?
::
:: WALLY: Well, I'm supposed to have you two sign this ...
::
:: SARAH: WALLY. DEAR. We're sort of ... talking. Here. Now. 'nother time, 'kay?
::
:: WALLY: Yeah, but this'll only take a ...
::
:: SARAH: SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP, OKAY!
::
:: WALLY: But ... this is import--
::
:: SARAH: I am sick of everyone telling me what's important! You're '''not important''' Wally! You're a gopher! Go fetch somebody some god-damned coffee, okay?

: Anyway, something with more like that type of progression? What do you think? -- [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 10:22, 18 February 2006 (PST)

:::I think I like yours better. Point taken about the failed attempt to act nice about it. I'll have a fiddle with it. [[User:BlackSheep|BlackSheep]] 02:15, 19 February 2006 (PST)

Wally opens and shuts his mouth a few times, then turns and leaves.

JOEL: Was that necessary?

SARAH: Does it matter? I didn't tell him anything he didn't know. And anyway, we have more important stuff right now.

JOEL: Point. You want to run that by me one more time?

SARAH: First I need you to know that I am not being in any way figurative or melodramatic. My parents are supervillains. Retired, but you'd know their names if I told you.

JOEL: Which you're not going to do.

SARAH: Of course not. Anyway, they're not the sort that rob banks, and they're not the sort that monologue for hours about the new world order. They're smart...scratch that, they're [i]very[/i] smart. They've killed at least one superhero that I know of. They keep in contact with some of their old friends. And they think I'm going to follow them into the family business. Now do you see why I don't want them to find out about my extra-curricular activities?

Joel runs a hand back through his hair.

JOEL: Whoa, Sarah, I...I had no idea.

Sarah takes a deep breath.

SARAH: Of course you didn't! Nobody does! And nobody can! Joel, this cannot come out. It just can't.

JOEL: Okay, okay. I get it.

SARAH: Alright. Now, your turn to spill. What's going on?

JOEL: Oh...actually, kind of a funny coincidence. There's another supervillain who's going to be at open day, passing himself off as my legal guardian. I don't know what he's up to, but he's prepared to kill anyone who gets in his way.

He pauses.

JOEL: Not really all that funny, now I come to think about it.

SARAH: Perfect. Just perfect. We have to keep him away from my folks. What if they recognised each other?

JOEL: Actually, getting them to meet up at some point might not be a bad idea. If they start talking, we might get an idea of what he's up to.

SARAH: Wait, what?

JOEL: And of course, it'd be the perfect opportunity for you to practise your Little Miss Evil act and throw them off the scent-

SARAH: Joel, what is this? I'm telling you things I haven't trusted anybody else with, and all you can think about is how to best work it to your advantage?

JOEL: [i]Our[/i] advantage.

SARAH: That's not even remotely the point. You're trying so hard to be a hero that you've forgotten how to be a decent person.

JOEL: I'm only-

SARAH: Exemplar must be very proud of you.

For once, Joel doesn't have an answer. Sarah shakes her head, picks up her bag and walks out of the room.

[[User:BlackSheep|BlackSheep]] 10:07, 18 February 2006 (PST)

: This progression, on the other hand, is pure gold. I likey very much. Joel so clearly '''doesn't get''' how strange his mindset seems from the outside. Very cool. Have I given out fan mail this scene? I'll have to check whether it's still available to me. -- [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 10:22, 18 February 2006 (PST)

Fixed a small typo. I agree with Tony's suggested change, although I kind of liked the bit where Sarah gradually gets more and more insulting to Wally. Some way to combine the two?

And I agree that the second half is working very well. It feels very tragic, the way these two can't get past their own views into the other's. [[User:207.69.137.207|207.69.137.207]] 11:48, 18 February 2006 (PST)

I like it a lot. Other than that, I got nothing. I think it's good to go. [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 17:21, 19 February 2006 (PST)

Gates to the Garden/Towns

2006-02-17T12:18:03Z

James Holloway:

[[Gates_to_the_Garden|Back to the main page]]

==White Springs Branch==

White Springs Branch is a moderate-sized faithful town, prospering under the eye of its Steward, Brother Absalom. The only unusual thing about White Springs is its proximity to a Territorial Army base, Fort McGill. Soldiers from the fort come into town looking for a good time, flirting with the local girls and generally being young men.

===Pride===

Brother Absalom was a tough, fair-minded Dog in his day and he’s been a good Steward. He simultaneously expects everyone to live up to his high standards and looks down on others. Perhaps coincidentally, he has decided to take as a second wife Leah, the prettiest girl in town.

Leah’s mother, Esther, is an alert and clever old woman. She is very protective of her daughter, and feels that she knows what is best for the girl. She also feels that her daughter is too good for Brother Absalom – indeed, for any man.

===Injustice===

Infuriated by her mother’s overprotective and domineering attitude, Leah begins seeing one of the soldiers from the fort, Hector Cochrane. They haven’t had sex, but Leah is deceiving her mother.

Brother Absalom finds Leah and Hector strolling together. Enraged by the outsider’s presumption, he thrashes the young man with his walking stick. Hector cannot retaliate – he knows that if he struck the Steward, he’d be lynched and then the soldiers would attack the town.

Esther, terrified that Leah will ruin her life by going with either of the two men, locks her daughter up in the attic. She tells everyone that her daughter has gone to visit relatives in another town.

===Demonic Attacks===

Summoned by the violations of charity and hospitality, demons are fraying tempers and hardening hearts. This manifests in two ways. Firstly, the townsfolk have become polarized, with one faction supporting Esther and one supporting Absalom. Secondly, disputes between the townsfolk and the soldiers are escalating. There have already been a few fistfights between soldiers and young Faithful men.

===People===

Brother Absalom is a tough old character, a hearty former dog whose leadership and organizational abilities are matched by his charisma. He is married and has several adult daughters – but no sons.

Esther is equally formidable: almost every family in town owes her something for help in past years, and many adults remember her from their childhoods as a sort of favorite aunt. She is a widow, and Leah is her only family.

Leah is an attractive young woman in way over her head. She is attracted to Hector, and admires and respects Absalom. The romance of the soldier’s life and the status of the Steward’s both appeal to her.

Hector Cochrane is a romantic. He cares deeply for Leah and is willing to challenge Faithful traditions to win her love.

Colonel Pratt, the commanding officer of Fort McGill, is a pragmatist. He wants whatever will get his men through their tour at the fort with a minimum of bother. He does have a sense of military pride, and will not accept any solution in which the army appears to be at McGill on the sufferance of the Faithful.

===The Demons===

The demons want the community to tear itself apart. They want the Dogs, either by brute force or by inaction, to allow the fights to worsen until someone is killed.

===If the Dogs don’t come===

Sooner or later, one of the fights goes too far. A soldier badly injures a local. An angry mob of townsfolk attack some soldiers. Panicked, the young conscripts open fire. Faithful citizens are killed. The town erupts in a riot, and Colonel Pratt has no choice but to order his men into the streets to suppress the unrest by force.

==Pike’s Crossing==

Pike’s Crossing is a small Faithful settlement located by a ford, the eponymous Crossing. Winter is coming, and the harvest has been bad. Every family in the branch knows that it will take all their effort to make it through the winter – every family, that is, except the Fryes.

===Pride===

Lemuel Frye is the most successful farmer in Pike’s Crossing. Hardworking, intelligent and organized, he’s got to where he is today by backbreaking toil and constant study of agronomy. Ezra Gooden, on the other hand, is a poor excuse for a farmer. A dreamer, he organizes his time badly and his family is hungry. His youngest child, a baby girl, died recently. When the Dogs arrive in town, her funeral is concluding.

===Injustice===

Instead of helping Ezra, Lemuel looks down on him. Instead of humbling himself and asking his neighbor for help, Ezra hates and resents Lemuel, who enclosed some land Ezra had let go to waste. When his daughter dies, Ezra blames Lemuel.

===Sin===

Lemuel has a teenaged son, Tobin. Tobin is attracted to Ezra’s wife, Sharon. Sharon encourages the boy and they have an affair. Tobin steals food from his father’s stores and gives it to Sharon. He says he is in love with her; she is wracked with guilt. When her daugher dies, she blames herself.

===Demonic attacks===

The demons are the winter. No matter how hard the townsfolk work, no matter how much food they store, something always goes wrong. They are always one mistake away from starvation.

===False doctrine===

Ezra’s loss has driven him into nihilism. He no longer believes that the King cares for him or guards him; he confuses the winter and the King.

===People===

We’ve met them already. Only Simeon Vance, the Steward, is worth further mention. A cheerful, hardworking man, Simeon is dumbfounded by Ezra’s insane grief. All he can say is “he’ll get over it.” This is not true.

===The Demons===

The demons want Ezra. Left unattended, he will fall further into despair. His family will begin to go hungry, and he will fall further and further. The demons want the Dogs to do anything that will make Ezra despair more, anything that will weaken the town’s ability to resist the coming winter.

===What would happen if the Dogs didn’t come?===

If Ezra finds out that Sharon has been sleeping with Tobin, he might kill her. He might kill Tobin. He might very well kill himself. But if things go badly enough, he’ll come to understand that the winter is the King, cruel, heartless, and hungry. He'll start to worship it instead.

Gates to the Garden/Towns

2006-02-17T12:16:01Z

James Holloway:

==White Springs Branch==

White Springs Branch is a moderate-sized faithful town, prospering under the eye of its Steward, Brother Absalom. The only unusual thing about White Springs is its proximity to a Territorial Army base, Fort McGill. Soldiers from the fort come into town looking for a good time, flirting with the local girls and generally being young men.

===Pride===

Brother Absalom was a tough, fair-minded Dog in his day and he’s been a good Steward. He simultaneously expects everyone to live up to his high standards and looks down on others. Perhaps coincidentally, he has decided to take as a second wife Leah, the prettiest girl in town.

Leah’s mother, Esther, is an alert and clever old woman. She is very protective of her daughter, and feels that she knows what is best for the girl. She also feels that her daughter is too good for Brother Absalom – indeed, for any man.

===Injustice===

Infuriated by her mother’s overprotective and domineering attitude, Leah begins seeing one of the soldiers from the fort, Hector Cochrane. They haven’t had sex, but Leah is deceiving her mother.

Brother Absalom finds Leah and Hector strolling together. Enraged by the outsider’s presumption, he thrashes the young man with his walking stick. Hector cannot retaliate – he knows that if he struck the Steward, he’d be lynched and then the soldiers would attack the town.

Esther, terrified that Leah will ruin her life by going with either of the two men, locks her daughter up in the attic. She tells everyone that her daughter has gone to visit relatives in another town.

===Demonic Attacks===

Summoned by the violations of charity and hospitality, demons are fraying tempers and hardening hearts. This manifests in two ways. Firstly, the townsfolk have become polarized, with one faction supporting Esther and one supporting Absalom. Secondly, disputes between the townsfolk and the soldiers are escalating. There have already been a few fistfights between soldiers and young Faithful men.

===People===

Brother Absalom is a tough old character, a hearty former dog whose leadership and organizational abilities are matched by his charisma. He is married and has several adult daughters – but no sons.

Esther is equally formidable: almost every family in town owes her something for help in past years, and many adults remember her from their childhoods as a sort of favorite aunt. She is a widow, and Leah is her only family.

Leah is an attractive young woman in way over her head. She is attracted to Hector, and admires and respects Absalom. The romance of the soldier’s life and the status of the Steward’s both appeal to her.

Hector Cochrane is a romantic. He cares deeply for Leah and is willing to challenge Faithful traditions to win her love.

Colonel Pratt, the commanding officer of Fort McGill, is a pragmatist. He wants whatever will get his men through their tour at the fort with a minimum of bother. He does have a sense of military pride, and will not accept any solution in which the army appears to be at McGill on the sufferance of the Faithful.

===The Demons===

The demons want the community to tear itself apart. They want the Dogs, either by brute force or by inaction, to allow the fights to worsen until someone is killed.

===If the Dogs don’t come===

Sooner or later, one of the fights goes too far. A soldier badly injures a local. An angry mob of townsfolk attack some soldiers. Panicked, the young conscripts open fire. Faithful citizens are killed. The town erupts in a riot, and Colonel Pratt has no choice but to order his men into the streets to suppress the unrest by force.

==Pike’s Crossing==

Pike’s Crossing is a small Faithful settlement located by a ford, the eponymous Crossing. Winter is coming, and the harvest has been bad. Every family in the branch knows that it will take all their effort to make it through the winter – every family, that is, except the Fryes.

===Pride===

Lemuel Frye is the most successful farmer in Pike’s Crossing. Hardworking, intelligent and organized, he’s got to where he is today by backbreaking toil and constant study of agronomy. Ezra Gooden, on the other hand, is a poor excuse for a farmer. A dreamer, he organizes his time badly and his family is hungry. His youngest child, a baby girl, died recently. When the Dogs arrive in town, her funeral is concluding.

===Injustice===

Instead of helping Ezra, Lemuel looks down on him. Instead of humbling himself and asking his neighbor for help, Ezra hates and resents Lemuel, who enclosed some land Ezra had let go to waste. When his daughter dies, Ezra blames Lemuel.

===Sin===

Lemuel has a teenaged son, Tobin. Tobin is attracted to Ezra’s wife, Sharon. Sharon encourages the boy and they have an affair. Tobin steals food from his father’s stores and gives it to Sharon. He says he is in love with her; she is wracked with guilt. When her daugher dies, she blames herself.

===Demonic attacks===

The demons are the winter. No matter how hard the townsfolk work, no matter how much food they store, something always goes wrong. They are always one mistake away from starvation.

===False doctrine===

Ezra’s loss has driven him into nihilism. He no longer believes that the King cares for him or guards him; he confuses the winter and the King.

===People===

We’ve met them already. Only Simeon Vance, the Steward, is worth further mention. A cheerful, hardworking man, Simeon is dumbfounded by Ezra’s insane grief. All he can say is “he’ll get over it.” This is not true.

===The Demons===

The demons want Ezra. Left unattended, he will fall further into despair. His family will begin to go hungry, and he will fall further and further. The demons want the Dogs to do anything that will make Ezra despair more, anything that will weaken the town’s ability to resist the coming winter.

===What would happen if the Dogs didn’t come?===

If Ezra finds out that Sharon has been sleeping with Tobin, he might kill her. He might kill Tobin. He might very well kill himself. But if things go badly enough, he’ll come to understand that the winter is the King, cruel, heartless, and hungry. He'll start to worship it instead.

SPARCs:Kibbitzing005

2006-02-04T17:38:39Z

James Holloway:

[[SPARCs|Back to the main '''SPARCs!''' page]]

----
OK, here's the kibbitzing page for the discussion in the SPA board room. I really like the disputes we've seen so far between the SPARTAns! Now, my general thinking in this scene is that this is going to be one where we move the season-long arc, such as it is, along. Or, if you like, this is a scene in the B story, rather than the Livewire vs. Gunslinger A story. What is Livewire's role in SPARCs? What is the proper relationship between SPARTA and SPARCs? Who's in charge here? All that kind of stuff. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 15:46, 24 January 2006 (PST)

OK, so: here's what we know about the outcome of this scene:

- Joe gets booted out of the team, or at least his currently kind of absent status is confirmed.
- Milka gets returned to the mental institution
- AND: whether ot not the SPARCs remain active has nothing to do with their actions.

Here's my current thought on the situation.

I think that Exemplar has determined that the SPARCs program is going to be a success whatever the individual members have to say about it. And they're going to be successes the ''right'' way, which is to say following the guidance and leadership of the SPARTAns. And Livewire is by God going to be their successful leader.

That means that the team members who are bad influences on Joel have got to go. Joe quit by himself after the incident at the mall, right? Well, who are we to stop him. And Frost needs to be hospitalized for her own good. I wonder if Exemplar relalizes that Frost has feelings for Joel?

Now here are the things I'm not certain about:

- am I making Exemplar too much of an obvious shitheel? I'm trying to paint him as an overprotective parent rather than out-and-out domineering type.

: I think he's just enough of an ass. He's doing these '''terrible''' things, but I think they're all well within the range of what we can rehabilitate later. I can imagine a scene where he explains, and where the audience buys his explanation, and sees him in a new light. As long as we don't pass the point-of-no-return where that is no longer possible I think we're in good shape. [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 18:27, 3 February 2006 (PST)

- how do we make Frost's kicking-out not seem abrupt?

Comments! --[[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 16:14, 3 February 2006 (PST)

---- [Miss fermoy ]I suppose they could do a psych evaluation of Milka, stating its just routine, then when he realises that a, she's still a bit nuts, and b, has feelings for Joel decides its best that she is hospitalised "until she feels better"

: The other possibility for a non-abrupt carting off to the asylum is simply that we accept "Yes, this is now destined to happen," and leave it for another scene to have it actually happen (as Danny points out further down this page). For instance, any scene where Milka is in the same room with Exemplar she has the possibility of freaking out in a disturbing and obviously not-well way. It'd be '''really cool''' if Exemplar had a little "one on one talk" with Milka, and had to end up carting her off. There's a great way to build trust in the team ... even if he's completely and totally right that she belongs in an institution. [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 18:27, 3 February 2006 (PST)

----Well, the only SPARCs left uninvolved are Sarah and my character, so the SPARTA might try to enlist them in taking care of the dirty work -- either nicely "Help us help your friends", or nasty "Help us or you're gone too" or Machiavellianly "Help get rid of the troublemaker and we'll know you're ready to be a leader". I personally like the Machiavellian approach for Amy, because it gives me a chance to firm up her mean-girl credibility, and it sets up a nice dynamic for next episode, when Amy realizes that she screwed over a friend just to clear the way for Joel.

: I'm not immediately sure whether Sarah would come down on the "Let's do it for the team!" side or the "Screw you, I don't betray my friends" side. Or, rather, I'm sure that Sarah would fall on the "Screw you" side and Vigil would fall on the "Go team!" side, and I'm not at all sure which one would get dominance. [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 18:27, 3 February 2006 (PST)

But do we need to both decide and wrap up everything in one scene? It seems to me that we could resolve this scene with the big dogs deciding what to do and some of how to do it, and leave the scene where Frost gets hospitalized for later in the episode.

I'm not sure which would be better, to have the SPARTAns have a grownup tell Joe he's out, or have Exemplar delegate it to Livewire, so that even his moment of triumph over Joe is served to him on a platter from his doting dad. (By the way, I think Exemplar is a shitheel -- he's the superhero version of every sports dad you see screaming at the coach for not putting his kid in enough.)

One other thought: whenever the bosses want to do something really crappy, they usually do it as part of a "Quality Initiative" or some such. So maybe these changes could be billed as a team makeover -- new costumes! New gadgets! Promises of new exciting things in the future, like going to Tokyo to cross-train with Tokyo's favorite Teen-team, the All-New MegaTokyo Superstars! Inevitably, the really good stuff will never materialize and the new uniforms will suck, but Diane's performance report for the year will look much better.

--Danny can't remember the widget for signing his name

: It's a series of tildes. Three for your name, four for your name and the time, five for just the time.

: I quite like the idea of the sugarcoating approach. The SPARCs get pulled for a redesign, with training and evaluation until the relaunch. Joe gets officially dropped from the team at this point (there could be a temporary replacement who Exemplar thinks will work better with Joel - which, of course, would only achieve the opposite) while Frost can fall foul of the psych interviews later this episode.

: Maybe the psych evaluations could mostly be the team talking about each other, rather than themselves?

:: Ooooh ... like confessionals in a reality TV show! I always found those much more revealing about the character of the person speaking than when they're '''aware''' that they're talking about themselves. [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 08:02, 4 February 2006 (PST)

: Training alongside the MegaTokyo kids would (a) be a fun scene and (b) show up the tensions and problems in the SPARCs even more strongly.

: Joe needs something to do while he's off the team. I think he could do with a family scene where he tells his parents how it's been going - showing that he really does have a supportive home life, unlike the rest of these kids.

: [[User:BlackSheep|BlackSheep]] 03:22, 4 February 2006 (PST)

:: As for Joe, I think that could easily happen next episode. But yeah, I dig the redesign. I think that Exemplar's announcement should be incredibly frustrating to Joel, who is likely to view it as being returned to being a sidekick. As for Sarah and Amy, I don't know. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 03:55, 4 February 2006 (PST)

:: Also, I don't think we need to act as if Joe being off the team is, like, a hiatus from him being a '''protagonist'''. The show isn't about the team. It's about these people, right? -- [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 08:03, 4 February 2006 (PST)

::: Precisely. Same goes for Frost. Frost goes into the mental hospital, we have a "Frost in the mental hospital" plotline, whether she's on the team roster or not. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 09:38, 4 February 2006 (PST)

----
OK, so here's what I'm thinking at the moment. Exemplar says something to the tune of "OK, there are going to be some changes around here." Changes he orders are:

1. SPARCs to work under closer supervision of SPARTA.
2. Joe off the team.
3. Frost to receive counseling for whaling on that girl at the mall.

Informally, he's going to have a talk with Livewire about his recent performance problems. We know from the previews that Livewire and Exemplar have an argument later in the episode, right? And I think it would be hilarious to have those interviews happening during parent-teacher night, with the threat of Gunslinger hanging over them. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 03:55, 4 February 2006 (PST)

SPARCs:Kibbitzing005

2006-02-04T11:55:38Z

James Holloway:

[[SPARCs|Back to the main '''SPARCs!''' page]]

----
OK, here's the kibbitzing page for the discussion in the SPA board room. I really like the disputes we've seen so far between the SPARTAns! Now, my general thinking in this scene is that this is going to be one where we move the season-long arc, such as it is, along. Or, if you like, this is a scene in the B story, rather than the Livewire vs. Gunslinger A story. What is Livewire's role in SPARCs? What is the proper relationship between SPARTA and SPARCs? Who's in charge here? All that kind of stuff. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 15:46, 24 January 2006 (PST)

OK, so: here's what we know about the outcome of this scene:

- Joe gets booted out of the team, or at least his currently kind of absent status is confirmed.
- Milka gets returned to the mental institution
- AND: whether ot not the SPARCs remain active has nothing to do with their actions.

Here's my current thought on the situation.

I think that Exemplar has determined that the SPARCs program is going to be a success whatever the individual members have to say about it. And they're going to be successes the ''right'' way, which is to say following the guidance and leadership of the SPARTAns. And Livewire is by God going to be their successful leader.

That means that the team members who are bad influences on Joel have got to go. Joe quit by himself after the incident at the mall, right? Well, who are we to stop him. And Frost needs to be hospitalized for her own good. I wonder if Exemplar relalizes that Frost has feelings for Joel?

Now here are the things I'm not certain about:

- am I making Exemplar too much of an obvious shitheel? I'm trying to paint him as an overprotective parent rather than out-and-out domineering type.

: I think he's just enough of an ass. He's doing these '''terrible''' things, but I think they're all well within the range of what we can rehabilitate later. I can imagine a scene where he explains, and where the audience buys his explanation, and sees him in a new light. As long as we don't pass the point-of-no-return where that is no longer possible I think we're in good shape. [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 18:27, 3 February 2006 (PST)

- how do we make Frost's kicking-out not seem abrupt?

Comments! --[[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 16:14, 3 February 2006 (PST)

---- [Miss fermoy ]I suppose they could do a psych evaluation of Milka, stating its just routine, then when he realises that a, she's still a bit nuts, and b, has feelings for Joel decides its best that she is hospitalised "until she feels better"

: The other possibility for a non-abrupt carting off to the asylum is simply that we accept "Yes, this is now destined to happen," and leave it for another scene to have it actually happen (as Danny points out further down this page). For instance, any scene where Milka is in the same room with Exemplar she has the possibility of freaking out in a disturbing and obviously not-well way. It'd be '''really cool''' if Exemplar had a little "one on one talk" with Milka, and had to end up carting her off. There's a great way to build trust in the team ... even if he's completely and totally right that she belongs in an institution. [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 18:27, 3 February 2006 (PST)

----Well, the only SPARCs left uninvolved are Sarah and my character, so the SPARTA might try to enlist them in taking care of the dirty work -- either nicely "Help us help your friends", or nasty "Help us or you're gone too" or Machiavellianly "Help get rid of the troublemaker and we'll know you're ready to be a leader". I personally like the Machiavellian approach for Amy, because it gives me a chance to firm up her mean-girl credibility, and it sets up a nice dynamic for next episode, when Amy realizes that she screwed over a friend just to clear the way for Joel.

: I'm not immediately sure whether Sarah would come down on the "Let's do it for the team!" side or the "Screw you, I don't betray my friends" side. Or, rather, I'm sure that Sarah would fall on the "Screw you" side and Vigil would fall on the "Go team!" side, and I'm not at all sure which one would get dominance. [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 18:27, 3 February 2006 (PST)

But do we need to both decide and wrap up everything in one scene? It seems to me that we could resolve this scene with the big dogs deciding what to do and some of how to do it, and leave the scene where Frost gets hospitalized for later in the episode.

I'm not sure which would be better, to have the SPARTAns have a grownup tell Joe he's out, or have Exemplar delegate it to Livewire, so that even his moment of triumph over Joe is served to him on a platter from his doting dad. (By the way, I think Exemplar is a shitheel -- he's the superhero version of every sports dad you see screaming at the coach for not putting his kid in enough.)

One other thought: whenever the bosses want to do something really crappy, they usually do it as part of a "Quality Initiative" or some such. So maybe these changes could be billed as a team makeover -- new costumes! New gadgets! Promises of new exciting things in the future, like going to Tokyo to cross-train with Tokyo's favorite Teen-team, the All-New MegaTokyo Superstars! Inevitably, the really good stuff will never materialize and the new uniforms will suck, but Diane's performance report for the year will look much better.

--Danny can't remember the widget for signing his name

: It's a series of tildes. Three for your name, four for your name and the time, five for just the time.

: I quite like the idea of the sugarcoating approach. The SPARCs get pulled for a redesign, with training and evaluation until the relaunch. Joe gets officially dropped from the team at this point (there could be a temporary replacement who Exemplar thinks will work better with Joel - which, of course, would only achieve the opposite) while Frost can fall foul of the psych interviews later this episode.

: Maybe the psych evaluations could mostly be the team talking about each other, rather than themselves?

: Training alongside the MegaTokyo kids would (a) be a fun scene and (b) show up the tensions and problems in the SPARCs even more strongly.

: Joe needs something to do while he's off the team. I think he could do with a family scene where he tells his parents how it's been going - showing that he really does have a supportive home life, unlike the rest of these kids.

: [[User:BlackSheep|BlackSheep]] 03:22, 4 February 2006 (PST)

:: As for Joe, I think that could easily happen next episode. But yeah, I dig the redesign. I think that Exemplar's announcement should be incredibly frustrating to Joel, who is likely to view it as being returned to being a sidekick. As for Sarah and Amy, I don't know. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 03:55, 4 February 2006 (PST)

----
OK, so here's what I'm thinking at the moment. Exemplar says something to the tune of "OK, there are going to be some changes around here." Changes he orders are:

1. SPARCs to work under closer supervision of SPARTA.
2. Joe off the team.
3. Frost to receive counseling for whaling on that girl at the mall.

Informally, he's going to have a talk with Livewire about his recent performance problems. We know from the previews that Livewire and Exemplar have an argument later in the episode, right? And I think it would be hilarious to have those interviews happening during parent-teacher night, with the threat of Gunslinger hanging over them. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 03:55, 4 February 2006 (PST)

SPARCs:Kibbitzing005

2006-02-04T00:14:21Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs:Students

2006-01-25T00:33:21Z

James Holloway:

==Students==

===Bobby Black===

===Shareeta Patel===

[[SPARCs|Back to the main '''SPARCs!''' page]]

SPARCs:Students

2006-01-25T00:30:54Z

James Holloway:

===Bobby Black===

===Shareeta Patel===

SPARCs:Students

2006-01-25T00:30:38Z

James Holloway:

==Students==

===Bobby Black===

===Shareeta Patel===

SPARCs:Students

2006-01-25T00:28:53Z

James Holloway:

===Bobby Black===

===Shareeta Patel===

SPARCs

2006-01-25T00:27:55Z

James Holloway: /* Supporting Cast */

[[Category: Prime Time Adventures]][[Category: PBP]]

=='''SPARCs!'''==

===Current Status===

Here's the communal page with kibbitzing for [[SPARCs:Kibbitzing005|the scene we're narrating right now]]

Here's the page for rules mechanics, showing [[SPARCS:Mechanics|where we are right now]]

===Introduction===

This is the page for the RPGnet PbP [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/games.html Primetime Adventures] series '''SPARCs!''' You can find the show's OOC thread [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=223230 here.] This show chronicles the adventures of a mismatched band of teenaged superheroes, struggling to come to terms with life, love and loss while battling atomic zombies and doomsday weapons.

===Cast of characters===

The characters of '''SPARCs!''' are:

[[SPARCs:Fearless_Joe|Fearless Joe]], working-class hero and the team's newest member. 
[[SPARCs:Frost|Frost]], a young woman coping with the loss of a beloved sister. 
[[SPARCs:Livewire|Livewire]], a former sidekick out to prove himself. 
[[SPARCs:Vigil|Vigil]], a crimefighter with a mysterious past. 
[[SPARCS:Mystic_Girl|Mystic Girl]], a young hero struggling to live up to her mentor's expectations. 

===Season One: Series Arc===

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<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
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===Episode Guide===
[[SPARCs:The_New_Kid|1.1: The New Kid]]

===Supporting Cast===
[[SPARCs:SPARTAns|The '''SPARTAns''']], celebrity superhero team and mentors to the '''SPARCs'''. 
[[SPARCs:Students|Students]], teenage cronies or rivals of our young heroes.

SPARCs

2006-01-25T00:27:23Z

James Holloway: /* Supporting Cast */

SPARCs

2006-01-25T00:27:02Z

James Holloway: /* Supporting Cast */

[[Category: Prime Time Adventures]][[Category: PBP]]

=='''SPARCs!'''==

===Current Status===

Here's the communal page with kibbitzing for [[SPARCs:Kibbitzing005|the scene we're narrating right now]]

Here's the page for rules mechanics, showing [[SPARCS:Mechanics|where we are right now]]

===Introduction===

This is the page for the RPGnet PbP [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/games.html Primetime Adventures] series '''SPARCs!''' You can find the show's OOC thread [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=223230 here.] This show chronicles the adventures of a mismatched band of teenaged superheroes, struggling to come to terms with life, love and loss while battling atomic zombies and doomsday weapons.

===Cast of characters===

The characters of '''SPARCs!''' are:

[[SPARCs:Fearless_Joe|Fearless Joe]], working-class hero and the team's newest member. 
[[SPARCs:Frost|Frost]], a young woman coping with the loss of a beloved sister. 
[[SPARCs:Livewire|Livewire]], a former sidekick out to prove himself. 
[[SPARCs:Vigil|Vigil]], a crimefighter with a mysterious past. 
[[SPARCS:Mystic_Girl|Mystic Girl]], a young hero struggling to live up to her mentor's expectations. 

===Season One: Series Arc===

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<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
</tr>
</table>

===Episode Guide===
[[SPARCs:The_New_Kid|1.1: The New Kid]]

===Supporting Cast===
[[SPARCs:SPARTAns|The '''SPARTAns''']], celebrity superhero team and mentors to the '''SPARCs'''.
[[SPARCs:Students]], teenage cronies or rivals of our young heroes.

SPARCs:The New Kid

2006-01-25T00:25:21Z

James Holloway:

'''Episode 1: The New Kid'''

This episode opens with two civilian SPA personnel, [[SPARCs:Denise_Harris|Denise Harris]] and [[SPARCs:Wally_Evans]] in the SPA office. They're discussing the arrival of the team's newest member, [[SPARCs:Fearless_Joe|"Fearless" Joe Jackson]]. Wally tells Denise that he has teleported Joe to the team's location and Denise, aghast, reveals that the team is in action, meaning that Joe has been teleported into the heart of the fight.

Joe arrives at the scene to find the SPARCs battling the [[SPARCs:AniMAULS|AniMAULS]], not the world's most frightening supervillains. Joe gets stuck in, but [[SPARCs:Livewire|Livewire]], thinking he's a civilian, sends [[SPARCs:Vigil|Vigil]] to haul him out of the area. Blindsided by Vigil, Joe retaliates and knocks her out. While [[SPARCs:Mystic_Girl|Mystic Girl]] and [[SPARCs:Frost|Frost]] stop the rest of the villains, the two boys square off. Livewire proves himself the more talented fighter, but when he sees Joe go down he moves in to finish him, dropping his guard. Joe manages to land one mighty punch and knocks him flying. As Joe squares up against the rest of the team, he reveals that he's supposed to be looking for SPARCs. There is an awkward moment.

(''Opening credits'').

Back at the headquarters, Exemplar gives the team a stern talking-to. The SPARCs then head to the locker rooms where the girls discuss their new teammate and the boys butt heads. Joe recognizes Frost from her old days with "Frost and Fire," and we see a small flashback in which Frost and her sister are menaced by a hulking, red-eyed shadow which appears to kill Fire.

The kids leave the locker room. Amy dresses Joe and Joel down some more, and then the SPARCs ascend to the school in special concealed elevators. Joe is left by himself.

The scene shifts to a science classroom, where Sarah and Amy have a run-in with Bobby Black, Big Man on Campus. Bobby comes over to talk to Amy, who is working with her best friend [[SPARCs:Shareeta_Patel|Shareeta]], and invites her to one of his famous parties at Black Mansion. While doing so, he accidentally knocks over Sarah's experiment and Sarah snaps at him. Bobby retaliates with a crushing put-down. As Amy tries to decide how to respond to Bobby's invitation, Sarah mixes some more chemicals, causing a small explosion that knocks Bobby down. Amy grudgingly concedes that she might go to Bobby's party, but seems annoyed at her own behavior.

Later, the team are sent on a ropes course with the enthusiastic Ms. Weathers, an SPA training officer. Joe is put in charge of the team at Mystic Girl's suggestion, and he makes a royal mess of it. The team succumbs to infighting and bickering. Livewire and Mystic Girl continue their rivalry.

Following the exercise, we see the team heading away from school. They appear to be under surveillance, and we see a few moments of the home life of each. Notably, Joe seems to live in a happy home with his mother and brother, while Joel lives alone in bachelor squalor. Amy, being picked up by Shareeta's mom, hears of a possible kidnapping at the mall, and the team head out individually to deal with it.

At the mall, Joe, Joel and Amy are looking for clues. Joe and Joel engage in some more one-upsmanship; Joel then creates a ridiculous scene in order to distract the police while Joel sneaks into the crime scene looking for clues. Amy turns up to shush Joe with Shareeta in tow; Shareeta is obviously intrigued by the muscular newcomer.

''Still not finished. One step at a time, eh? I'm not happy with it, so just go ahead and change whatever you like, finish it, whatever.'' -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 16:25, 24 January 2006 (PST)

SPARCs:The New Kid

2006-01-25T00:18:05Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs:Kibbitzing005

2006-01-24T23:49:35Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs

2006-01-24T23:48:37Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs:Kibbitzing005

2006-01-24T23:46:07Z

James Holloway:

OK, here's the kibbitzing page for the discussion in the SPA board room. I really like the disputes we've seen so far between the SPARTAns! Now, my general thinking in this scene is that this is going to be one where we move the season-long arc, such as it is, along. Or, if you like, this is a scene in the B story, rather than the Livewire vs. Gunslinger A story. What is Livewire's role in SPARCs? What is the proper relationship between SPARTA and SPARCs? Who's in charge here? All that kind of stuff. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 15:46, 24 January 2006 (PST)

SPARCs:Kibbitzing004

2005-12-16T20:01:48Z

James Holloway:

'''Episode 1.2'''

So this is Livewire's spotlight episode, in which he deals with his Issue of proving himself. BlackSheep has suggested a general plot outline, which I like, in the OOC thread, and I think the fallout from last episode's accusations should be part of the proving thing as well, although Joe plays a much smaller role here. I just thought I'd open this page for general thoughts and suggestions about the episode, including suggestions for a title. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 07:58, 16 December 2005 (PST)

My thought for a title was Sins of the Father. But other suggestions would be welcome. [[User:BlackSheep|BlackSheep]] 09:08, 16 December 2005 (PST)

We seem to be in agreement that we shouldn't pre-play the episode, so other than the title thing (I like the title ... my suggestion was going to be "Your Mum and Dad," but the reference is probably a little too obscure and British) this is going to be the page for kibbitzing scene one when we find out what it is. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 12:01, 16 December 2005 (PST)

SPARCs:The New Kid

2005-12-16T19:54:58Z

James Holloway:

'''Episode 1: The New Kid'''

This episode opens with two civilian SPA personnel, [[SPARCs:Denise_Harris|Denise Harris]] and [[SPARCs:Wally_Evans]] in the SPA office. They're discussing the arrival of the team's newest member, [[SPARCs:Fearless_Joe|"Fearless" Joe Jackson]]. Wally tells Denise that he has teleported Joe to the team's location and Denise, aghast, reveals that the team is in action, meaning that Joe has been teleported into the heart of the fight.

Joe arrives at the scene to find the SPARCs battling the [[SPARCs:AniMAULS|AniMAULS]], not the world's most frightening supervillains. Joe gets stuck in, but [[SPARCs:Livewire|Livewire]], thinking he's a civilian, sends [[SPARCs:Vigil|Vigil]] to haul him out of the area. Blindsided by Vigil, Joe retaliates and knocks her out. While [[SPARCs:Mystic_Girl|Mystic Girl]] and [[SPARCs:Frost|Frost]] stop the rest of the villains, the two boys square off. Livewire proves himself the more talented fighter, but when he sees Joe go down he moves in to finish him, dropping his guard. Joe manages to land one mighty punch and knocks him flying. As Joe squares up against the rest of the team, he reveals that he's supposed to be looking for SPARCs. There is an awkward moment.

(''Opening credits'').

Back at the headquarters, Exemplar gives the team a stern talking-to. The SPARCs then head to the locker rooms where the girls discuss their new teammate and the boys butt heads. Joe recognizes Frost from her old days with "Frost and Fire," and we see a small flashback in which Frost and her sister are menaced by a hulking, red-eyed shadow which appears to kill Fire.

The kids leave the locker room. Amy dresses Joe and Joel down some more, and then the SPARCs ascend to the school in special concealed elevators. Joe is left by himself.

The scene shifts to a science classroom, where Sarah and Amy have a run-in with Bobby Black, Big Man on Campus. Bobby comes over to talk to Amy, who is working with her best friend [[SPARCs:Shareeta_Patel|Shareeta]], and invites her to one of his famous parties at Black Mansion. While doing so, he accidentally knocks over Sarah's experiment and Sarah snaps at him. Bobby retaliates with a crushing put-down. As Amy tries to decide how to respond to Bobby's invitation, Sarah mixes some more chemicals, causing a small explosion that knocks Bobby down. Amy grudgingly concedes that she might go to Bobby's party, but seems annoyed at her own behavior.

Later, the team are sent on a ropes course with the enthusiastic Ms. Weathers, an SPA training officer. Joe is put in charge of the team at Mystic Girl's suggestion, and he makes a royal mess of it. The team succumbs to infighting and bickering. Livewire and Mystic Girl continue their rivalry.

Following the exercise, we see the team heading away from school.

''Still not finished. One step at a time, eh? I'm not happy with it, so just go ahead and change whatever you like, finish it, whatever.'' -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 11:54, 16 December 2005 (PST)

SPARCs:The New Kid

2005-12-16T19:09:07Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs:The New Kid

2005-12-16T19:08:43Z

James Holloway:

SPARCS:Mechanics

2005-12-16T15:59:35Z

James Holloway:

== Scene Order ==

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Scene request order
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Producer
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Fearless Joe
| style="background:yellow; width:100px" align=center | Mystic Girl
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Frost
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Livewire
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Vigil
|}

Audience Pool: 14

Remaining Budget: 1

== Characters ==

=== Fearless Joe ===

Screen Presence: 3

Issue: Fitting In

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Brick
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Fearless
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Average Guy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Gangbuster
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Older Brother
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|}

=== Little Flower/Mystic Girl ===

Screen Presence: 2

Issue: Control

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Zen Warrior
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Intense
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Poltergeist
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | The Swami
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Shareeta
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

=== Livewire ===

Screen Presence: 2

Issue: Proving Himself

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Wired
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Training
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Infiltration
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Exemplar
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Miki
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

=== Vigil ===

Screen Presence: 1

Issue: Double Life

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Built for powerful world
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Sincere
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Villainous Upbringing
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | The Swami
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | SHARD
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|}

=== Frost ===

Screen Presence: 1

Issue: Loss

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Temperature Control
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Limited Telepathy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Lone Wolf
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Father Grigorii
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Miss Weathers
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

[[SPARCs|Back to the main '''SPARCs!''' page]]

SPARCs:Kibbitzing004

2005-12-16T15:58:16Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs

2005-12-16T15:56:24Z

James Holloway: /* Current Status */

[[Category: Prime Time Adventures]][[Category: PBP]]

=='''SPARCs!'''==

===Current Status===

Here's the communal page with kibbitzing for [[SPARCs:Kibbitzing004|the scene we're narrating right now]]

Here's the page for rules mechanics, showing [[SPARCS:Mechanics|where we are right now]]

===Introduction===

This is the page for the RPGnet PbP [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/games.html Primetime Adventures] series '''SPARCs!''' You can find the show's OOC thread [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=223230 here.] This show chronicles the adventures of a mismatched band of teenaged superheroes, struggling to come to terms with life, love and loss while battling atomic zombies and doomsday weapons.

===Cast of characters===

The characters of '''SPARCs!''' are:

[[SPARCs:Fearless_Joe|Fearless Joe]], working-class hero and the team's newest member. 
[[SPARCs:Frost|Frost]], a young woman coping with the loss of a beloved sister. 
[[SPARCs:Livewire|Livewire]], a former sidekick out to prove himself. 
[[SPARCs:Vigil|Vigil]], a crimefighter with a mysterious past. 
[[SPARCS:Mystic_Girl|Mystic Girl]], a young hero struggling to live up to her mentor's expectations. 

===Season One: Series Arc===

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collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:393pt'>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 width=140 style='height:12.75pt;width:105pt'>Hero</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>1</td>
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<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Fearless Joe</td>
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<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
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<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
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<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Frost</td>
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</tr>
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<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Livewire</td>
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<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
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<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Mystic Girl</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
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===Episode Guide===
[[SPARCs:The_New_Kid|1.1: The New Kid]]

===Supporting Cast===
[[SPARCs:SPARTAns|The '''SPARTAns''']], celebrity superhero team and mentors to the '''SPARCs'''.

SPARCs:Wally Evans

2005-12-16T15:50:41Z

James Holloway:

'''Walter ("Wally") Evans'''

Wally is [[SPARCs:Denise_Harris|Denise Harris]]'s assistant at SPA. He first appeared in [[SPARCs:The_New_Kid|Episode 1.1]], and is known as a bit of bungler.

SPARCs:Denise Harris

2005-12-16T15:49:21Z

James Holloway:

'''Denise Harris'''

Denise Harris, SPA liaison to SPARCs, first appeared in [[SPARCs:The_New_Kid|Episode 1.1]]. Her role as connection between SPARCs and SPARTA has led to conflict with both.

SPARCs:Denise Harris

2005-12-16T15:49:12Z

James Holloway:

'''Denise Harris'''

Denise Harris, SPA liaison to SPARCs, first appeared in [[SPARCs:The_New_Kid|EPisode 1.1]]. Her role as connection between SPARCs and SPARTA has led to conflict with both.

SPARCs:The New Kid

2005-12-16T15:46:32Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs:The New Kid

2005-12-16T15:46:16Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs:The New Kid

2005-12-16T15:45:44Z

James Holloway:

SPARCS:Mystic Girl

2005-12-16T15:45:10Z

James Holloway:

#REDIRECT [[SPARCs:Mystic Girl]]

SPARCs:Mystic Girl

2005-12-16T15:43:09Z

James Holloway:

==Mystic Girl==

===Summary===
''Player:'' DannyK 
''Secret Identity:'' Amy Powers 
''Powers:'' Zen warrior, limited telekinesis 
'' [[SPARCs:SPARTAns|'''SPARTAn''']] contact:'' [[SPARCs:SPARTAns#Swami|The Swami]]

===Character Sheet===
''Edges'' 
Zen Warrior 
Intense 
Poltergeist-y powers 

''Contacts'' 
The Swami 
Shareeta, best friend 

''Personal Set'' A little secluded spot outside the school library. It was supposed to a place where kids could hang out and read, but they locked the door to outside after catching too many kids playing smoochies out there. It's easy to get to if you can climb up a steep ravine or jump a chain-link fence, and it has a nice view of the river that runs through town and the town cemetery. It's her special place, not quite part of SPARC territory but not of the high school, either.

''Issue:'' Control 

''Story Arc:'' 2 1 1 2 3 2

===Description===

[[SPARCs|Back to the main '''SPARCs!''' page]]

SPARCs:Little Flower

2005-12-16T15:42:10Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs:The New Kid

2005-12-15T23:49:45Z

James Holloway:

'''Episode 1: The New Kid'''

''Coming soon''

SPARCs

2005-12-15T23:48:53Z

James Holloway:

[[Category: Prime Time Adventures]][[Category: PBP]]

=='''SPARCs!'''==

===Current Status===

Here's the communal page with kibbitzing for [[SPARCS:Kibbitzing003|the scene we're narrating right now]]

Here's the page for rules mechanics, showing [[SPARCS:Mechanics|where we are right now]]

===Introduction===

This is the page for the RPGnet PbP [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/games.html Primetime Adventures] series '''SPARCs!''' You can find the show's OOC thread [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=223230 here.] This show chronicles the adventures of a mismatched band of teenaged superheroes, struggling to come to terms with life, love and loss while battling atomic zombies and doomsday weapons.

===Cast of characters===

The characters of '''SPARCs!''' are:

[[SPARCs:Fearless_Joe|Fearless Joe]], working-class hero and the team's newest member. 
[[SPARCs:Frost|Frost]], a young woman coping with the loss of a beloved sister. 
[[SPARCs:Livewire|Livewire]], a former sidekick out to prove himself. 
[[SPARCs:Vigil|Vigil]], a crimefighter with a mysterious past. 
[[SPARCS:Mystic_Girl|Mystic Girl]], a young hero struggling to live up to her mentor's expectations. 

===Season One: Series Arc===

<table x:str border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=524 style='border-collapse:
collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:393pt'>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 width=140 style='height:12.75pt;width:105pt'>Hero</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>4</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>5</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>6</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Fearless Joe</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Frost</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Livewire</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Vigil</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Mystic Girl</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=0 style='display:none'>
<td width=140 style='width:105pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
</tr>
</table>

===Episode Guide===
[[SPARCs:The_New_Kid|1.1: The New Kid]]

===Supporting Cast===
[[SPARCs:SPARTAns|The '''SPARTAns''']], celebrity superhero team and mentors to the '''SPARCs'''.

SPARCS:Kibbitzing003

2005-12-13T23:34:30Z

James Holloway:

OK, so the current scene's agenda is that Joe, Amy, and Joel have a big old fight about Joe not fitting in, right? Right now we've got Livewire in a tearing fury against Exemplar, but I don't think Joe knows that, so he might go after him with a "don't you walk away from me" kind of a thing going on. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 04:26, 9 December 2005 (PST)
[[User:Miss Fermoy|Miss Fermoy]] That will make things interesting because he could just haul him back, but that runs the risk of it ending up in a brawl and either one of them nearly using their powers, nice amount of tension.
: Amy's the one with the Control issue, so it sorta seems like she should grab Joel by the collar and try to haul him back, but she's probably also wanting to talk to Shareeta... I'm torn. [[User:DannyK|DannyK]] 07:25, 9 December 2005 (PST)

And meanwhile, Amy's got to get rid of Shareeta somehow, and she's not going to want to miss THIS.[[User:Azrianni|Azrianni]] 06:12, 9 December 2005 (PST)
: Amy could always deputize Joe to haul Joel back -- setting up a confrontation between the two nicely, while she talks to Shareeta. We could even have a thing where we cut back and forth between the two arguments. At some point, there ought to be a full-on "What the Hell were you THINKING?" argument between Amy and Joe, but it doesn't have to be in this scene. [[User:DannyK|DannyK]] 07:25, 9 December 2005 (PST)
:: Well, we are kind of running out of Budget, so I'd like to have the dust-up be this scene if possible. Let's ditch Shareeta somehow -- awkwardly is fine; Joe could trade on his newfound "relationship" with her to do so, at the expense of looking like a pushy jerk -- and get to the yelling. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 07:48, 9 December 2005 (PST)

==Draft version of the confrontation==

OK, so the results are: Joe looks like a hostile troublemaker, Joel fails to convince him that he had nothing to do with the scam, Amy doubts her place in Shareeta's affections.

Everyone is miserable!

(continuing Joel's argument with Joe)

JOEL: Of course you can't! Come on, man, don't be stupid.

JOE: Oh, so now I'm stupid! Not stupid enough to fall for your little scheme, though.

JOEL: That's not what I said! Dude, why are you doing this? I don't ''have'' a little scheme. Quit acting like you just figured out some big secret -- you're just starting this because you're pissed we left you out of the robot fight and hurt your feelings or whatever.

(cut to the girls)

SHAREETA: Yeah, it was Joe who suggested we come and tell you guys. I was going to go to the newspaper about it -- I feel the public has a right to know, don't you? -- but he was worried it would make trouble for me and Mom. He's very thoughtful.

AMY (eyes narrow): I can see that.

SHAREETA: Yeah -- how come you never told me about him?

AMY: I just met him ... and I guess it turns out I don't really know him all that well.

(back to the guys)

JOEL: I don't even understand what you're doing here. If all you're going to do is rag on the team and tear us down, then how are we supposed to help you?

JOE: Help me what, learn to rough up dummy opponents? I don't think you get it, chief. I'm here to help you. You guys need a real fighter to show you a thing or two.

JOEL: Oh, that's it. You really want a rematch, don't you?

JOE: What, one ass-whupping a day not enough for you?

(and)

SHAREETA: So you and he aren't... you know?

AMY: What? No, no.

SHAREETA: So you wouldn't mind if I...?

Amy sits back down and lays her head on the table.

AMY (quietly): Reality is illusion. Reality is illusion. Reality is illusion.

and ... not sure where to take it from there. Someone's got to come in and break it up, maybe, but it kind of depends on how we want to cut to Miss Fermoy's scene -- what's that going to be, a debriefing?

SPARCS:Kibbitzing003

2005-12-09T15:48:11Z

James Holloway:

SPARCS:Kibbitzing003

2005-12-09T12:26:55Z

James Holloway:

SPARCS:Kibbitzing003

2005-12-09T12:26:42Z

James Holloway:

SPARCs

2005-12-09T12:25:14Z

James Holloway:

[[Category: Prime Time Adventures]][[Category: PBP]]

=='''SPARCs!'''==

===Current Status===

Here's the communal page with kibbitzing for [[SPARCS:Kibbitzing003|the scene we're narrating right now]]

Here's the page for rules mechanics, showing [[SPARCS:Mechanics|where we are right now]]

===Introduction===

This is the page for the RPGnet PbP [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/games.html Primetime Adventures] series '''SPARCs!''' You can find the show's OOC thread [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=223230 here.] This show chronicles the adventures of a mismatched band of teenaged superheroes, struggling to come to terms with life, love and loss while battling atomic zombies and doomsday weapons.

===Cast of characters===

The characters of '''SPARCs!''' are:

[[SPARCs:Fearless_Joe|Fearless Joe]], working-class hero and the team's newest member. 
[[SPARCs:Frost|Frost]], a young woman coping with the loss of a beloved sister. 
[[SPARCs:Livewire|Livewire]], a former sidekick out to prove himself. 
[[SPARCs:Vigil|Vigil]], a crimefighter with a mysterious past. 
[[SPARCS:Mystic_Girl|Mystic Girl]], a young hero struggling to live up to her mentor's expectations. 

===Season One: Series Arc===

<table x:str border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=524 style='border-collapse:
collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:393pt'>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 width=140 style='height:12.75pt;width:105pt'>Hero</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>4</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>5</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>6</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Fearless Joe</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Frost</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Livewire</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Vigil</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Mystic Girl</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=0 style='display:none'>
<td width=140 style='width:105pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
</tr>
</table>

===Supporting Cast===
[[SPARCs:SPARTAns|The '''SPARTAns''']], celebrity superhero team and mentors to the '''SPARCs'''.

SPARCS:Mechanics

2005-12-05T22:34:40Z

James Holloway:

== Scene Order ==

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Scene request order
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Producer
| style="background:yellow; width:100px" align=center | Fearless Joe
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Mystic Girl
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Frost
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Livewire
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Vigil
|}

Audience Pool: 12

Remaining Budget: 3

== Characters ==

=== Fearless Joe ===

Screen Presence: 3

Issue: Fitting In

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Brick
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Fearless
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Average Guy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Gangbuster
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Older Brother
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
|}

=== Little Flower/Mystic Girl ===

Screen Presence: 2

Issue: Control

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Zen Warrior
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Intense
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Poltergeist
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | The Swami
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Shareeta
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

=== Livewire ===

Screen Presence: 2

Issue: Proving Himself

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Wired
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Training
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Infiltration
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Exemplar
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Miki
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

=== Vigil ===

Screen Presence: 1

Issue: Double Life

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Built for powerful world
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Sincere
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Villainous Upbringing
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | The Swami
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | SHARD
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|}

=== Frost ===

Screen Presence: 1

Issue: Loss

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Temperature Control
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Limited Telepathy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Lone Wolf
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Father Grigorii
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Miss Weathers
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

SPARCS:Mechanics

2005-12-05T22:32:25Z

James Holloway: /* Little Flower/Mystic Girl */

== Scene Order ==

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Scene request order
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Producer
| style="background:yellow; width:100px" align=center | Fearless Joe
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Mystic Girl
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Frost
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Livewire
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Vigil
|}

Audience Pool: 12

Remaining Budget: 3

== Characters ==

=== Fearless Joe ===

Screen Presence: 3

Issue: Fitting In

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Brick
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Fearless
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Average Guy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Gangbuster
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Older Brother
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
|}

=== Little Flower/Mystic Girl ===

Screen Presence: 2

Issue: Control

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Zen Warrior
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Intense
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Poltergeist
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | The Swami
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Shareeta
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Holloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

=== Livewire ===

Screen Presence: 2

Issue: Proving Himself

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Wired
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Training
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Infiltration
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Exemplar
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Miki
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Halloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

=== Vigil ===

Screen Presence: 1

Issue: Double Life

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Built for powerful world
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Sincere
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Villainous Upbringing
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | The Swami
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | SHARD
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center | '''X'''
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Halloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Miss Fermoy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''1'''
|}

=== Frost ===

Screen Presence: 1

Issue: Loss

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Edges and Contacts
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Temperature Control
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Limited Telepathy
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Lone Wolf
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Father Grigorii
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" | Miss Weathers
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:30px" align=center |  
|}

{| style="background:#ffffff" border=2
|+ Fan Mail
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | James Halloway
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | Blacksheep
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | TonyLB
| style="background:#c0c0c0; width:100px" align=center | DannyK
|-
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center |  
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Total
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Spent
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | Remaining
|-
|
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''0'''
| style="background:#c0c0c0" align=center | '''2'''
|}

SPARCs

2005-12-03T02:37:13Z

James Holloway:

[[Category: Prime Time Adventures]][[Category: PBP]]

=='''SPARCs!'''==

===Current Status===

Here's the communal page with kibbitzing for [[SPARCS:Kibbitzing002|the scene we're narrating right now]]

===Introduction===

This is the page for the RPGnet PbP [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/games.html Primetime Adventures] series '''SPARCs!''' You can find the show's OOC thread [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=223230 here.] This show chronicles the adventures of a mismatched band of teenaged superheroes, struggling to come to terms with life, love and loss while battling atomic zombies and doomsday weapons.

===Cast of characters===

The characters of '''SPARCs!''' are:

[[SPARCs:Fearless_Joe|Fearless Joe]], working-class hero and the team's newest member. 
[[SPARCs:Frost|Frost]], a young woman coping with the loss of a beloved sister. 
[[SPARCs:Livewire|Livewire]], a former sidekick out to prove himself. 
[[SPARCs:Vigil|Vigil]], a crimefighter with a mysterious past. 
[[SPARCS:Mystic_Girl|Mystic Girl]], a young hero struggling to live up to her mentor's expectations. 

===Season One: Series Arc===

<table x:str border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=524 style='border-collapse:
collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:393pt'>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 width=140 style='height:12.75pt;width:105pt'>Hero</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>4</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>5</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right width=64 style='width:48pt' x:num>6</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Fearless Joe</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Frost</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Livewire</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Vigil</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=17 style='height:12.75pt'>
<td height=17 class=xl1526212 style='height:12.75pt'>Mystic Girl</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>1</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>3</td>
<td class=xl1526212 align=right x:num>2</td>
</tr>
<tr height=0 style='display:none'>
<td width=140 style='width:105pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
<td width=64 style='width:48pt'></td>
</tr>
</table>

===Supporting Cast===
[[SPARCs:SPARTAns|The '''SPARTAns''']], celebrity superhero team and mentors to the '''SPARCs'''.

SPARCS:Kibbitzing002

2005-12-02T22:53:45Z

James Holloway:

'''Joe, Shareeta, intrigue, danger!'''

So all this bantering is fun, but help me develop some teeth for this scene! -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 04:59, 1 December 2005 (PST)

Trying again. Stupid server.

Idea that may be good or not, you tell me: what if either the SHARDettes or villain-guy from the last scene turned up and nabbed Shareeta? Presumably this would be outside the "test" script and would suggest that there's true villainy afoot, and it might be some pressure on Joe: act, even out of costume? Change and then act? Call in the rest of the team (who didn't do the same for him)?
--[[User:Azrianni|Azrianni]] 05:46, 1 December 2005 (PST)

: It seems to me that the two things in conflict here are (a) Joe's desire to make a personal connection with Shareeta and (b) his desire to help out the team. I think it's cool that we've discovered a flip side of the "Fitting in" equation, where the team is an '''obstacle''' to Joe's attempts to fit in elsewhere in his life.

: I still totally think that Joe should happen upon an opportunity to do something important and prove himself ... but if that important thing is ''aligned'' with his desire to make a connection with Shareeta, doesn't that make his life too simple? What if the question is whether he has to make a choice between fitting in at school and fitting in on the team? -- [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 07:00, 1 December 2005 (PST)

::Having to choose between making a good impression on Shareeta (who, let's face it, has been nicer to him than any of the SPARCs so far) and helping out the team would make sense. The conflict could be whether the one he neglects comes back to bite him; if he chases off after the bad guy, does Shareeta feel snubbed and talk him down to the other girls at school? If he stays with Shareeta, does a further plot kick in, or do the SPA chew him out for abandoning his duty?[[User:BlackSheep|BlackSheep]] 07:32, 1 December 2005 (PST)

:::So combining this with Danny's suggestion on OOC thread, maybe Joe notices the SPA guys hanging around and has to decide whether to ditch Shareeta to go investigate and help the team, or screw the team, I'm hanging with the cute girl.
[[User:Azrianni|Azrianni]] 10:02, 1 December 2005 (PST)

I like the idea, proposed in the thread, that Shareeta thinks she's learned some kind of clever secret about Joe. I would be OK with it being his secret identity, but I also like the suggestion that she thinks he has some kind of crush on Amy -- or even that she thinks Amy and Joe are actually dating, in secret for some reason. It's also possible that if Shareeta sees Joe apprehending the SPA agent, she may think he's a ''villain.''

Further, I'm taking it as a given that Joe nabs the baddie, finds the clue, advances the plot, whatever. The question is whether or not he can fit in, somehow. Does he have to sacrifice this kind of friendly, flirty conversation in order to take his man down, or can he keep the plates spinning for now? -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 16:27, 1 December 2005 (PST)

: See, I (at least) would also be okay with Joe, faced with a choice, '''not''' choosing to nab the baddy and snub Shareeta. Day he's had? I could totally see it going the other way.

: Hey, it worked for Peter Parker. From, y'know, a dramatic point of view. -- [[User:TonyLB|TonyLB]] 16:39, 1 December 2005 (PST)

:: Yeah, at this point I'm kind of seeing Joe "not fitting in" by trying to prove that he can do something on his own, he doesn't need these jerks, etc., etc. I'm not sure about having him slack off, if only because I think we've already had all the bungling we need in this episode. -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 17:55, 1 December 2005 (PST)

OK, well let's let azrianni set up the encounter with the plot-dingus, and then we'll see how it structures a conflict. Sound good to you guys? -- [[User:James Holloway|James Holloway]] 14:53, 2 December 2005 (PST)